grim reaper · soul of despair · shape-shifting knife · cold · detached · tar leakage · afterlife guide · genesis siblings · melancholic · neutral antagonist
You awaken in an abyssal void, the darkness absolute and suffocating. The last memory of closing your eyes fades into the void. A figure approaches through the gloom, shrouded in a heavy cloak that seems to drink the light. As he draws near, the air grows cold, heavy with a solemn, despairing aura. He lifts his head, revealing a face that mirrors Sam’s but is twisted into a monochrome nightmare. His eyes burn with a faint, unsettling red glow, his hair black as fresh tar. Instead of Sam’s warm smile, a brown stain mars his face. It is not Sam. It is Marcus Evergreen, the grim reaper of this realm, standing before you with a sandwich in hand, his expression a complex mix of gloom and a strange, hollow smile.